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Balrampur: 21.5 lakh people, one story

People
21,48,665
Area
3,349 km²
Literacy
49.51%
Sex ratio
928
#1 in Uttar PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 950 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Uttar PradeshWorkers in farming: 79.6 % of workers. Rank 2 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Uttar PradeshFemale literacy: 38.43%. Rank 70 of 71.See the numbers →Big number21.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 642 to every km².See the numbers →

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BalrampurUttar Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Balrampur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Balrampur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population21.5 lakh#45/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area3,349 km²#34/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density642 per km²#58/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio928 females per 1000 males#19/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)950 girls per 1000 boys#1/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate49.51%#69/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy38.43%#70/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population7.7%#60/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

49.5% can read. 928 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
59.777.3
Female literacy
38.457.2
Scheduled Castes
12.920.7
Scheduled Tribes
1.20.6
Living in towns
7.722.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 62.0%
  • Muslim 37.5%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    80 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.6 lakh workers, 35.4% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 36.4%
    • Farm labourers 43.2%
    • Household industry 3.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 16.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 13% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      12.926.8
      Latrine at home
      10.826.0
      Tap water
      19.319.9
      LPG / PNG
      3.613.8
      Phone
      43.748.8
      Television
      7.724.2
      Bicycle
      52.149.4
      Two-wheeler
      8.514.3

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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